Rex Lumber, headquartered in Graceville, Florida is expanding with a greenfield sawmill in the Southeast. Rex currently operates three sawmills, two in the Florida Panhandle and one in Mississippi, producing a total of 575 million…

Western Forest Products Inc. announced it will acquire Hampton Lumber Mills-Washington Inc.’s lumber processing and distribution center in Arlington, Washington for approximately $9 million. The sale is expected to close in January 2018. This will…

A new study authored by the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research and the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station examines the impact of the mountain pine beetle on costs, operations…

Sustained high lumber prices in 2018 will cover the cost of final duties imposed by the US government on Canadian lumber imports, benefiting North American producers and timberland owners, Moody’s Investors Service a says in…

New electro-hydraulic motion controller gives Western FP a boost. By Richard Meyerhoefer Hydraulics is great for lifting heavy loads, but the same power that is required to produce a large amount of lifting force can also…

One of the nation’s largest lumber producers based in Coeur d’Alene is acquiring Tricon Timber’s stud mill in St. Regis. The Idaho Forest Group, a family owned wood products company, announced the acquisition last week….